Creating Natural Woodland

[@itsumonihon]

I recently purchased a house on a few acres on the Canadian Atlantic coast and there's a small area of woods on it that were badly harmed by a strong hurricane last year. We'll need to help the woods recover. Your videos have been a very nice introduction to helping establish and manage woodlands. What a great channel. Glad I found this - subscribed! Thanks very much for your videos.

[@bundufundi]

Thank you for your kind comment, glad you found it useful. Sounds like a very worthwhile project.

[@gilesbinyon]

A really interesting video highlighting a number of important points I think. 👍

[@bundufundi]

Thank you!

[@brettbrown9814]

Very well presented and interesting video! Perfect background music as well.

[@bundufundi]

Thanks Brett, I love spending time in these temperate woodlands in spring. There is so much going on.

[@georgerobertson9414]

Good to show the biodiversity created by each type of woodland and how nature needs a helping hand to survive in some situations and what’s it’s capable of creating when left untouched…. Keep up the good work and long may your axe swing…🪓🪓🪓

[@khanejaz846]

Hi sir I always watching your video keep it up God bless u

[@bundufundi]

Thanks Ejaz, hope you are well?

[@khanejaz846]

Yes sir when did u come again to your mom

[@zenisuryana1993]

Really is forest 👍🥰

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Fantastic video Trev, really making me feel nostalgic about British woodland. Really enjoyed watching this.

[@bundufundi]

Thanks Tim, spring is definitely the best time to be in the woods around here I think.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

@@bundufundi definitely, wild flowers there are awesome. We will have the Marsh marigolds out soon, I bet they are out over there about now. Twinflower is my favourite here maybe I will show it in a video, very tiny and delicate. There will be flowers soon, I ad better make sure I don't miss the birch sap rising too.

[@bundufundi]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft I would love to see a twin flower. Pretty rare here now.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

@@bundufundi they exist that far south? Twinflower as in Linnea borealis.

[@bundufundi]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft I believe they still occur in Scotland and may have been in the uplands here too at one time but not 100% sure about that. Unless it is a different species also called twin flower. You’ve got me wondering!

[@northernembersoutdoors1045]

it's quite interesting Trev. We have a Dyke here which is built up earthworks said to be 3000 years old. It's about 300 metres long and was hidden by Scots pine. They cleared it 20 years ago so we could see it. 20 years on its covered in birch saplings. There's no birch near it. it's amazing because they say birch on a pioneer species and I can see it in action. love these types of videos. Cheers

[@bundufundi]

Thanks Chris, it’s a joy to see natural forces allowed to run free and create such diverse landscapes.

[@kurts64]

Really like these woodland vids of yours mate, good comparison between the different zones and results. At work i try to lead clients toward natural regen as much as possible, as you said the variety is better and the plants are naturally site-tolerant. It's incredible what can come up in a season or two once the invasives are removed. Good point about fencing areas off too. The problem I've found with plantings, although it's good in theory (and in some cases necessary), is often volunteer groups and funding bodies don't factor in enough time for follow-up work. That coppice area looks to be doing very well. Keep up the good work! mate!

[@bundufundi]

Thanks mate, totally agree about the follow up. With replanting there is so much extra work in later years to ensure survival and to remove guards etc. nice to hear that you can influence people to put more natural systems in. 👍

[@russelldold4827]

Having worked as an engineer in a factory on the Natal South Coast dedicated to processing farmed timber (primarily eucalyptus grandis, but also black wattle - both exotic to South Africa) to extract industrial cellulose, I've had an amateur's interest in forestry. One side-effect noticed as a result of South Africa's program of removing invasive trees along waterways was renewed water flow in many streams. Is there evidence of woodland fauna and birdlife re-establishing itself? Thanks for sharing. BTW, Autumn is infuriating my wife with the annual proliferation of leaves in our swimming pool. Gorgeous colours abound!

[@bundufundi]

We lived on a Sappi forest estate in the late 70’s when my dad worked for them for a short while. There was a mix of commercial and natural forest. The diversity in the natural areas was incomparable to the commercial area. Here they are trying to use natural regen as flood control as the more complex system keeps water in the soil longer.

[@Joey-L]

Very interesting. Such a shame about the replanted area being a failure. Good intentions but poor planning it seems. The area you coppiced seems to be doing great though !

[@bundufundi]

Thanks Joey, yes we are very pleased with the progress of the coppice area.

[@harwoodblades3633]

Sitka spruce will take over everything I'm afraid 😕birch is the only thing that will grow in it I'm afraid..shame about the whips planted and dying ☹️

[@bundufundi]

For sure, it thrives up here but it is interesting to see how many native plants regenerated after the clear fell. There must have been quite a large dormant seed base in the soil.